Group Operational Excellence Manager

Vacancy Name

Group Operational Excellence Manager

Permanent

United Kingdom

Bradford

Operations

Hybrid

The Princes Group has over 7, employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Are you an experienced Group Operational Excellence Manager looking for your next opportunity? We have an exciting opportunity to work with the Head of Operational Performance Transformation and help further drive continuous improvement within one of Europe’s fastest growing food and drink businesses. This position is responsible for the whole of the UK & Mauritius.

Due to the nature of the role, please note that there will be an element of weekly travel required. Due to some of our sites being overseas there may be an opportunity to visit and support them overseas.

To ensure optimal operational efficiency at lowest cost through the delivery of targets against the strategic objectives of the function :
Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People.

Work with the Head of Operational Performance Transformation and Factory General Managers to support the delivery of an agreed manufacturing vision and strategy through continuous improvement, ensuring optimum efficiencies, effectiveness and profitability, initiating and implementing change as appropriate to meet the needs of the business through the identification and sharing of best practice through driving out waste and variability and the creation of a proactive improvement culture.

• Cash Car Allowance
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus Birthday off
• Based at the respective site x4 days with x1 day working from home
• 14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
• Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days
• Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Policies
• Life Assurance Cover
• Private Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness Cover
• Learning & Development Opportunities

• Contributes to budgeted production volumes.

• Have in depth understanding of the Princes Operating System (POS) / Lean Principles, Systems, Tools and behaviours, conducting Lean maturity assessments, and site must win battle plans
• Support and lead lean manufacturing principles, systems, tools and behaviours, including 5S, Asset Excellence, Floor Management System, Standard Working Methods and Practical Problem Solving to drive performance and continuous improvement activities in our manufacturing sites
• In conjunction with the Head of OPT and site General Managers, roll out the consolidated medium to long term implementation timetable for Operational Excellence and be accountable for maintaining and reporting the progress against the POS for the sites, ensuring at all times alignment with the strategic objectives of the business.
• Support the site General Managers in performing a detailed gap analysis across site processes, performance and Operational Plans affecting any aspect of the manufacturing process.
• Support the Head of Operational Performance Transformation (OPT) and General Managers in the development of the appropriate technical and behavioural skills to enable a culture of continuous sustained improvement in achieving low-cost, high-quality operations.
• Support, prioritise, co-ordinate and lead / facilitate teams to implement sustained improvements to reduce factory costs, and ensure effective development of our leadership teams through successful project delivery in conjunction with the lighthouse improvement plans, driving a culture of performance improvement with the Factory General Managers
• Coach and train all site based colleagues so that they have the prerequisite knowledge and skills to apply POS concepts and behaviours on an ongoing basis.
• Challenge the status quo, support the Factory General Manager in creating a culture of best practice and continuous improvement that focuses on elimination of waste…